Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups.
Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.
The Need for Lean Healthcare
Drug in Fatal Medical Error A Known Hazard in Hospitals | theledger.comHere is another sad example of the need for lean methods for quality...
WSJ Blows It On Lean
WSJ.com - It's Not Easy Being LeanFree version via Pittsburgh Post-GazetteI was disappointed with a "Managing" column in the Wall Street Journal today, with...
A Lean Business Idea?
Ok, so as much as I gripe about non-lean companies sometimes, I really do like to try to think positively. Working in lean...
Ford; Red, White, and Hypocrite
Ford's Swipe At Toyota Sounds "Desperate"So we've been reading all year about Mark Fields, who has the best executive mullet (a.ka. "hockey hair") I've...
Dan Jones Lean Healthcare Presentation
Curious Cat Management Improvement: Lean National Health SystemThere's a link on John's blog to a Dan Jones presentation, along the lines of the British...
Lean Healthcare in the UK
Bloated NHS to get the Tesco treatment - Britain - Times Online:Thanks to Rob G. (from the UK) for pointing this out to me....
Little’s Law Discussion
shmula ยป queueing theory: part 1As an Industrial Engineer, I get warm and tingly inside when I see someone blogging about Little's Law....
Thoughts from a Toyota Tour
I received this email and I'm publishing it here with the permission of the anonymous author:In May, the TMMI Toyota Plant in Princeton, IN...
Upcoming Interview: Buying American
If you read the post below and the article from PC Magazine, you might have seen this quote:"The thing with computers and electronics is...
Can You Really Buy An American PC?
News From PC Magazine: Can You Really Buy An American PC?Yes you can, it depends on what you mean by "American." Dell has...
Why Handoffs Hurt
Seth's Blog: My breakfast was rightFrom Seth Godin: Room service just arrived, and my insanely complex OCD breakfast...
Stop calling it "ER Congestion"
BCNG Portals PageI've posted "lean healthcare" articles here about what's described by the media as "ER congestion." They always describe the sad situation...
